# Burrows 2002: 'Delta': a Measure of Stylistic Difference and a Guide to Likely Authorship

> J. Burrows, 2002. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The Burrows' Delta method page is based on it, and the inductive-methods survey proposes…

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# 'Delta': a Measure of Stylistic Difference and a Guide to Likely Authorship

J. Burrows, 2002. _Literary and Linguistic Computing_.

Sets out Burrows's Delta, which compares texts by the standardized frequencies of their most common words, and reports extensive trials of it as a guide to authorship.

**Voynich Manuscript** Articledoi: **[10.1093/llc/17.3.267](https://doi.org/10.1093/llc/17.3.267)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The Burrows' Delta method page is based on it, and the inductive-methods survey proposes unsupervised Delta with bootstrap consensus for grouping pages.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Burrows' Delta](https://mysteriesdept.com/methods/MTH08JFXFB81N4X/burrows-delta)

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## Cite it

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Burrows, J. (2002). 'Delta': a Measure of Stylistic Difference and a Guide to Likely Authorship. Literary and Linguistic Computing. https://doi.org/10.1093/llc/17.3.267
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[Find it at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1093/llc/17.3.267)

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